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This list of notable fiddlers shows some overlap with the list of violinists since the instrument used by fiddlers is the violin.
Alphabetical by last name
Name of fiddler
|
Nationality
|
Genre(s)
|
Joseph Allard |
Canadian |
French-Canadian
|
Ruby Allmond |
American |
Country
|
Darol Anger |
American |
Jazz
|
Jason Anick |
American |
Jazz
|
Gilles Apap |
French |
Irish, Gypsy, bluegrass
|
John Arcand |
Canadian |
Métis
|
Svend Asmussen |
Danish |
Jazz
|
Aly Bain |
Shetland |
Scottish, Shetland
|
Dewey Balfa |
American |
Cajun
|
Kenny Baker |
American |
Bluegrass
|
Andrew Baxter |
American |
Blues
|
Randal Bays |
American |
Irish
|
Donald Angus Beaton |
Canadian |
Cape Breton
|
Kinnon Beaton |
Canadian |
Scottish Celtic
|
Miri Ben-Ari |
Israeli |
Hip-hop
|
Émile Benoît |
Canadian |
Newfoundland
|
Byron Berline |
American |
Bluegrass
|
Norman Blake |
American |
Old time, bluegrass
|
Sedra Bistodeau |
American |
Old time
|
Tracy Bonham |
American |
Alternative rock
|
Robert Bowlin |
American |
Bluegrass
|
Charlie Bowman |
American |
Old-time
|
Bus Boyk |
American |
Old-time, country
|
Polly Bradfield |
American |
Jazz
|
Cecil Brower |
American |
Western swing
|
Kevin Burke |
American |
Irish
|
Sam Bush |
American |
Bluegrass
|
Hanneke Cassel |
American |
Scottish, Texas style
|
Paddy Canny |
Irish |
Irish
|
Jean Carignan |
Canadian |
French-Canadian
|
Andy Carlson |
American |
Bluegrass
|
Gaither Carlton |
American |
Appalachian, Old time
|
Ernie Carpenter |
American |
Appalachian, old time
|
French Carpenter |
American |
Appalachian, old time
|
Shelt Carpenter |
American |
Appalachian, old time
|
Liz Carroll |
American |
Irish
|
Fiddlin' John Carson |
American |
Appalachian, old time
|
Eliza Carthy |
English |
English
|
Hanneke Cassel |
American |
Bluegrass, Scottish, other
|
Angus Chisholm |
Canadian |
Cape Breton
|
Harry Choates |
American |
Cajun
|
Vassar Clements |
American |
Bluegrass, country, jazz
|
Michael Cleveland |
American |
Bluegrass
|
Julia Clifford |
Irish |
Irish traditional
|
Charlie Cline |
American |
Bluegrass
|
Michael Coleman
|
Irish
|
Irish
|
Brian Conway
|
American
|
Irish
|
Sharon Corr |
Irish |
Irish
|
J. P. Cormier |
Canadian |
Bluegrass
|
Papa John Creach |
American |
Rock, blues
|
Randy Crouch |
American |
Blues, country, rock
|
Chris Daring |
American |
Texas
|
Charlie Daniels |
American |
Southern US rock
|
Junior Daugherty |
American |
Western swing, country, traditional
|
Andy de Jarlis |
Canadian |
Métis
|
Vernon Derrick |
American |
Bluegrass, Country
|
Michael Doucet |
American |
Cajun
|
Tommy Doucet |
Canadian |
Acadian
|
Barry Dransfield |
English |
English, folk
|
Casey Driessen |
American |
Bluegrass, Scottish
|
DSharp |
American |
Classical, electronic dance music, hip hop
|
Stuart Duncan |
American |
Bluegrass
|
Mark Evitts |
American |
Pop Country, Bluegrass
|
Mark Feldman |
American |
Jazz
|
Winston Fitzgerald |
Canadian |
Cape Breton
|
Henry Flynt |
American |
Classical hillbilly
|
Canray Fontenot |
American |
Creole
|
Curly Fox |
American |
Country
|
Howdy Forrester |
American |
Texas show-style
|
Alasdair Fraser |
Scottish |
Scottish
|
D'Jalma Garnier |
American |
Creole
|
Frankie Gavin |
Irish |
Irish
|
Rayna Gellert |
American |
Old time
|
Manoj George |
Indian |
Indian classical music, World fusion, Indian blues
|
Johnny Gimble |
American |
Texas swing, bluegrass
|
Matt Glaser |
American |
Jazz, bluegrass
|
Michael Gorman |
Irish |
Irish
|
Niel Gow |
Scottish |
Scottish
|
G. B. Grayson |
American |
Old time
|
Richard Greene |
American |
Bluegrass
|
Clinton Gregory |
American |
Bluegrass, country
|
Petra Haden |
American |
Alternative rock
|
Merle Haggard |
American |
Country
|
Theron Hale |
American |
Old time
|
Ed Haley |
American |
Old time
|
Bella Hardy |
English |
English folk
|
John Hartford |
American |
Old time, bluegrass, country
|
Martin Hayes |
Irish |
Irish
|
Sid Harkreader |
American |
Old time
|
Aubrey Haynie |
American |
Bluegrass
|
Bobby Hicks |
American |
Bluegrass
|
Daniel Hoffman |
American-Israeli |
Klezmer
|
Jerry Holland |
Canadian |
Cape Breton
|
Bob Holt |
American |
Old time
|
Tommy Hunter |
American |
Appalachian
|
Eileen Ivers[1] |
American |
Irish
|
Jana Jae |
American |
Country, Bluegrass
|
Tommy Jarrell |
American |
Appalachian
|
Ramona Jones |
Country |
Old time
|
Michael Kang |
Korean |
Bluegrass
|
Patrick Kelly |
Irish |
Irish
|
Doug Kershaw |
American |
Cajun
|
Clark Kessinger |
American |
Old time
|
Carla Kihlstedt |
American |
Jazz
|
Paddy Killoran |
Irish |
Irish
|
Tim Kliphuis |
Dutch |
Jazz
|
Peter Knight |
English |
Folk and jazz
|
Kenny Kosek |
American |
Bluegrass
|
Gundula Krause |
German |
Bluegrass, cajun, folk, folk-rock
|
Alison Krauss |
American |
Bluegrass
|
Michelle Lambert |
American |
Pop
|
Donnell Leahy |
Canadian |
Cape Breton
|
Andy Leftwich |
American |
Bluegrass
|
Brad Leftwich |
American |
Old time
|
Ray Legere |
Canadian |
Bluegrass
|
Chris Leslie |
English |
Electric folk
|
Laurie Lewis |
American |
Bluegrass, old-time
|
Annbjørg Lien |
Norwegian |
Norwegian
|
Didier Lockwood |
French |
Jazz
|
Benjamin F. Logan |
American |
Bluegrass
|
Julie Lyonn Lieberman
|
American
|
Blues, jazz, American and world roots styles
|
Sandy MacIntyre |
Canadian |
Cape Breton
|
Ashley MacIsaac |
Canadian |
Cape Breton
|
Buddy MacMaster |
Canadian |
Cape Breton
|
Natalie MacMaster |
Canadian |
Canadian
|
Mack Magaha |
American |
Bluegrass
|
Martie Maguire |
American |
Country/Bluegrass
|
J. E. Mainer |
American |
Appalachian, old time
|
Benny Martin |
American |
Bluegrass
|
Oisin McAuley |
Irish |
Irish traditional
|
Andy McGann |
Irish |
Irish-American
|
Dennis McGee |
American |
Cajun
|
Sean McGuire |
Irish |
Irish
|
Clayton McMichen |
American |
Appalachian, old time
|
French Mitchell |
American |
Appalachian, old time
|
Don Messer |
Canadian |
Maritime, folk, old time
|
Bruce Molsky |
American |
Appalachian
|
Patrick Moran |
Canadian |
Sliabh Luachra
|
Denis Murphy |
Irish |
Irish traditional
|
Sierra Noble |
Canadian |
Métis, Celtic, old time, folk, jazz
|
Máiréad Nesbitt |
Irish |
Celtic
|
Mark O'Connor |
America |
Bluegrass, folk, classical
|
Padraig O'Keeffe |
Irish |
Irish
|
Caoimhín Ó Raghallaigh |
Irish |
Irish
|
Uncle Charlie Osborne |
American |
Old time, Appalachian
|
Peter Ostroushko |
American |
Americana, folk
|
Sixto Palavecino |
Argentinian |
Argentinian folk
|
Una Palliser |
Irish |
Irish
|
Donny Parenteau |
Canadian |
Country, western swing
|
Tommy Peoples |
Irish |
Irish
|
Jean-Luc Ponty |
French |
Jazz
|
Tommy Potts |
Irish |
Irish
|
Ed Reavy |
American |
Irish
|
Bridget Regan |
American |
Irish punk
|
Juan Reynoso |
Mexican |
Tierra Caliente
|
Bonnie Rideout |
American |
Scottish
|
Laura Risk |
American |
Scottish, French-Canadian
|
Fiddlin' Doc Roberts |
American |
Old time
|
Eck Robertson |
American |
Old time
|
Posey Rorer |
American |
Old time
|
Jonathan "Jazz" Russell |
American |
Jazz
|
Ric Sanders |
English |
English folk
|
Joel Savoy |
American |
Cajun
|
Oliver Schroer |
Canadian |
Composer, various genres
|
Ricky Skaggs |
American |
Country, bluegrass
|
Nicky Sanders |
American |
Bluegrass
|
Dinesh Subasinghe |
SriLankan |
Pop classical, Celtic, folk
|
Ruby Jane Smith |
American |
Bluegrass
|
Buddy Spicher |
American |
Bluegrass
|
Uncle Bunt Stephens |
American |
Old time
|
Lee Stripling |
American |
Old time
|
Uncle Am Stuart |
American |
Old time
|
Brenda Stubbert |
Canadian |
Cape Breton
|
Alicia Svigals |
American |
Klezmer
|
Dave Swarbrick |
English |
English folk
|
Gid Tanner |
American |
Appalachian, old time
|
Gordon Terry |
American |
Bluegrass
|
Benny Thomasson |
American |
Texas, old time
|
Uncle Jimmy Thompson |
American |
Old time
|
Kathryn Tickell |
English |
Northumbrian
|
Graham Townsend |
Canadian |
Ottawa Valley
|
Jay Ungar |
American |
Waltzes, swing
|
Jim Van Cleve |
American |
Bluegrass
|
Joe Venuti |
American |
Jazz
|
Calvin Vollrath |
Canadian |
Métis
|
Sara Watkins[1] |
American |
Bluegrass
|
Jenny Wilhelms |
Finnish |
Folk
|
Benny Williams |
American |
Bluegrass
|
Claude Williams |
American |
Jazz
|
Bob Wills |
American |
Texas swing
|
Melvin Wine |
American |
Appalachian
|
Chubby Wise |
American |
Bluegrass
|
Joel Zifkin |
Canadian |
Folk, rock, blues, abstract
|
By style
North American
Canadian styles
Down East
|
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Canadian folk
|
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French Canadian/Acadian
|
|
Ottawa Valley
|
|
Cape Breton
|
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Métis
|
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Newfoundland
|
|
Mexican styles
US styles
Blues
|
|
Bluegrass
|
|
Cajun
|
|
Country
|
|
Country rock
|
|
Creole
|
|
Hip-hop
|
|
Old time
|
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Pop
|
|
Western swing
|
|
European fiddling styles
Irish styles
Irish Celtic
|
|
Sliabh Luachra
|
|
Irish punk
|
|
Jewish styles
Norwegian styles
UK styles
English
|
|
Scottish Celtic
|
|
Shetland
|
|
Sri Lankan fiddle style
Trans-regional styles
Folk
Traditional folk
|
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Folk-rock
|
|
Jazz
Rock
References